Red Oak in Montgomery County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Red Oak Depot

CB & Q Railroad

— 1903 —

Red Oak Depot NRHP Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2015

1. Red Oak Depot NRHP Marker

Inscription.
Red Oak Depot, CB & Q Railroad, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.

Location. 41° 0.142′ N, 95° 13.863′ W. Marker is in Red Oak, Iowa, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from South 2nd Street. Depot is located west off of South 2nd Street, south of High Street and just north of the railroad overpass. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 305 S 2nd St, Red Oak IA 51566, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Western Iowa. It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Red Oak Firehouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Red Oak Public Library (approx. 0.4 miles away); "Red Stone Boulder" (approx. half a mile away); George H. Hawkins Memorial (approx. half a mile away); World War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Korean War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Mr. Richard H. Simpson (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Oak.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Thomas D. Murphy Company World War Memorial (was about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).

Regarding Red Oak Depot. NRHP Statement of Significance Excerpt:

Red Oak's Burlington Northern Depot sits like a crown on the crest of a small hill just off Second Street in the south part of the community. It is situated at the curving edge of a double concrete drive which leads the eye naturally to its impressive late Victorian dimensions. Both the drive and a concrete walkway leading from the street to its main door were part of the original construction.

So beautifully

Red Oak Depot and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2015

2. Red Oak Depot and Marker

situated is the depot to its site that one tends to underestimate the size of it. Basically the building is divided into three functional spaces: The central area for passenger comfort is 37'x33'. A baggage, freight area is joined to the passenger area by a narrow hallway. The baggage/claim space is 50'2"x22". Besides the baggage area, this space also includes the men's room. A small room off the main waiting room on the northwest was the men's waiting room; while a similar space opens off the southeast wall for women. When passenger traffic was eliminated in the 70's these rooms became offices for Burlington
Northern area supervisors.

Also see . . .
1. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Depot (Red Oak, Iowa). Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (Submitted on July 10, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Burlington Northern Depot & WWII Museum. Red Oak Chamber and Industry Association entry (Submitted on August 29, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

3. The Restored Burlington Northern Depot & World War II Memorial Museum.

Red Oak Depot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2015

3. Red Oak Depot

The Restored Burlington Northern Depot & World War II Memorial Museum, Red Oak, Iowa

Explore exhibits, attractions, and services at the restored depot and museum.

(Submitted on April 4, 2025, by Randall Wilson of Red Oak, Iowa.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2015

4. Red Oak Depot

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2015

5. Red Oak Depot

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 745 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 29, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.